Logo
The Ticker
18 hours ago

Greg Stiemsma’s Contract To Become Fully Guaranteed

The C’s gave their 26-year-old rookie a vote of confidence before Tuesday’s game. By not waiving the seven-footer, Stiemsma’s contract will become fully guaranteed on Friday, allowing the shot blocker to breath a little bit and perhaps unpack some boxes for good in Beantown. Here’s Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston with some reaction from Stiemsma and [...]

1
1 day ago

5 Questions With Kemba Walker

I had a chance to talk with Bobcats rookie Kemba Walker prior to the Celtics game against Charlotte on Tuesday night.  Here is what the UConn star, who is averaging 12.3 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game had to say. 1. How much communication have you had with Michael Jordan this year? Walker: [...]

1
2 days ago

I Am Awesome!

Yes. This is a “pat myself on the back” post because a) I’m a jackass and b) I predicted something correctly. Back on January 8th, I predicted that the next ten games will tell us everything we need to know about this Celtics’ team. If they struggled, it was time to blow it up. If [...]

1
3 days ago

Pierce Wins Eastern Conference Player Of Week

One day before he’s scheduled to pass Larry Bird for second on the Celtics’ all-time scoring list, Paul Pierce won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award. Pierce averaged 22 points, 6.3 assists and 5.8 rebounds in four Boston wins, playing point forward in Rajon Rondo’s absence. Pierce is only 9 points behind Bird [...]

1
4 days ago

Garnett’s Wondrous 3-point Rant

Via ESPN Boston’s Chris Forsberg, who knows a great, playful rant when he hears one, here’s Kevin Garnett discussing his not-so-newfound aptitude for three-point shooting after the C’s took down the Grizzlies. “When I walk around the streets, y’all stop acting like y’all shocked that I can shoot 3’s. Everybody in Boston, everybody in the [...]

3
4 days ago

5 Questions With O.J. Mayo

I talked with Memphis guard O.J. Mayo prior to the Celtics-Grizzlies, Super Bowl Sunday game at the Garden.  Here is what the 4th year man out of USC, who is averaging 12.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2 assists per game had to say. 1. You started every game your first two years in the league, [...]

2
Browse Archives by:

Some Quick Bullets…

…and not the Earl Monroe kind.

Brian should have a fullish recap up tonight or tomorrow but here are just a few bullet points from tonight’s game to satiate you until then.

  • Everyone played extremely hard.  Players were flying around as if no one had a guaranteed contract and  like that.  Do we have good players, good coaches, or is everyone just excited as we are about the first game our the C’s season?  Multiple answers will be accepted.
  • It seemed like many of the Celtics are in the wrong sport.  I think an NFL team needing some pass rushers could use a guy like Big Baby or Williams.  A wide reciever/ D Back?  Hudson and Rondo.  Offensive tackle?  Sweetney.  Something for him to consider considering the NFL’s a sport that would actually want Sweetney to be over 300 lbs.
  • The free throw shooting was atrocious but it’s only the first preseason game so it’s okay.
  • Davis looked fast and fit, although it seemed like he was trying to do too much as soon as Carl Landry got in the game.  In the spirit of over-analyzing the first preseason game I’ll say that Davis’ inspired play could be a result of feeling like he needs to live up the Carl Landrys, David Lees, and Paul Milsaps of the world.  And by that I mean under-rated-over-producing big men that should be paid well but might not really be paid what they’re worth except for maybe Milsap because Utah matched Portland’s offer this offseason see where I’m going with this?
  • Davis and Daniels could make a killing this season making turn-around fade-aways in the lane.
  • Shelden Williams played like a lottery pick, just in his rookie season and committed some phantom fouls.
  • The only player in double figures?  Michael Sweetney!  Sign ‘em up Danny!
  • The mics in Hidalgo were so good you heard Sheed’s indignation loud and clear on his block/ foul of Ariza.  Ariza missed the first free throw proving once again that, “BALL DON’T LIE!”  (Except in this case because that was definitely a foul, sorry Sheed).  Oh and he also got his first T of the season- these don’t count toward suspension right??

If you know Brian like I do, you know you’re in for a healthy dose of analysis on Scal’s hook shot.  I haven’t talked to Brian, but other highlights could include Shelden Williams’ put-back dunk and perhaps something on Garnett…perhaps.

And here’s the box score:

Courtesy of NBA.com, and StrIps

Courtesy of NBA.com, and StrIps

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>